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Cardi B Celebrates Having 4 Songs With More Than A Billion Streams On Spotify

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Collecting over a billion streams on Spotify is an incredible achievement. Thousands of songs are uploaded to the platform every day and only a small fraction of them ever have a chance to get close to the impressive milestone. That’s why its so stunning when some of the biggest artists around pull off the massive achievement multiple times. That’s the case with Cardi B who lands two of her own songs and two high profile featured appearances on the list of songs with over 1 billion streams. She recently stopped by Spotify’s Billionaires Club series to reflect on all four of the songs.

Each of her billion stream songs is a collaboration, though two of them are her own tracks. “I Like It” landed on her debut album Invasion Of Privacy back in 2018. The song became an absolute smash hit after the album dropped and featured memorable performances from Bad Bunny and J Balvin. A few years later she dropped “WAP” her sexually charged crossover with Megan Thee Stallion. Both songs have comfortably surpassed 1 billion streams. She’s also credited for two smash hits she features on. The first is Maroon 5’s 2018 smash hit “Girls Like You.” The second is DJ Snake’s “Taki Taki” which also features Selena Gomez and Ozuna. Check out her reflecting on all four of the billion-stream songs below.

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Cardi B Talks About Her Biggest Hits For Spotify

Fans were hoping that 2024 would be the year Cardi released a full new album worth of songs that could potentially hit 1 billion streams. She is still yet to follow up her 2018 debut studio album Invasion Of Privacy. 2024 got off to a promising start with her dropping two singles already. But earlier this week she tweeted and then deleted a claim that there would be no new album in 2024 as she was taking the time to relax.

What do you think of Cardi B’s thoughts on her four different songs that have been streamed more than 1 billion times on Spotify? Are there any tracks you’re surprised have crossed the billion stream threshold? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Breaks One Of Taylor Swift’s Spotify Streaming Records

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The diss tracks from Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s beef have been extraordinarily successful. Both “euphoria” and “Push Ups” have spent multiple weeks in the top 20 of the Hot 100 with the former jumping up to a new peak of number 3 this week. But that’s just the beginning of the story. This week three new songs, two from Kendrick and one from Drake all debuted inside the top 15 of the singles chart. Even within the already heightened achievements of the beef though, Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” is lapping the field.

“Not Like Us” debuted at number one on the Hot 100 and didn’t even need a full week to do it. The track grabbed the top spot with only five days of tracking its streams and plays, compared to a full seven days for most of its competition. The album is also breaking streaming records left and right. It broke Drake’s own record for the most streams of a rap song on Spotify in a single day previously held by his Lil Baby collab “Girls Want Girls.” Now the song has reached an even more impressive milestone after a full week on the platform. It’s officially the most-streamed song in any single week this decade so far, surpasing Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnite” from earlier this year and Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” which held the record since 2020.

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Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track Breaks Even More Records

“Not Like Us” is the second number one hit to spawn from the beef so far. The Future & Metro Boomin song “Like That” which formally kicked the beef off dropped back in March. It went on to debut at the top spot on the Hot 100 where it spent 3 weeks. The track is still inside the top 10 of the chart this week.

What do you think of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” breaking the record for most streams in a single week by any song this decade? Are you surprise that the record was held by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” until earlier this year? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Surpasses 100 Million Streams In Just 9 Days, Sets Spotify Record

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify in under nine days, making it the fastest rap song to do so on the service. The track, which Lamar released as a diss song in his feud with Drake, beat out the Toronto rapper’s song “God’s Plan” to set the new record. Additionally, “Not Like Us” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lamar’s first song to do so.

Lamar calls out Drake throughout the song, at one point rapping: “Why you trollin’ like a b*tch? Ain’t you tired? Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A-Minor.” He also calls out his OVO imprint as well. “They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs / And Party at the party, playin’ with his nose now / And Baka got a weird case, why is he around? Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles,” he remarks.

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Kendrick Lamar Accepts Best Rap Album Grammy Award

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Kendrick Lamar accepts the Best Rap Album award for “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Lamar kicked off the feud with Drake back in March by teaming up with Metro Boomin and Future to release, “Like That.” In the ensuing weeks, he and Drake traded shots on several songs. Lamar’s include “Euphoria,” “6:16 In LA,” “Meet The Grahams,” and “Not Like Us.” Drake, on the other hand, dropped “Push Ups,” Taylor Made Freestyle,” “Family Matters,” and finally, “The Heart Part 6.” That last track dropped on May 5. There’s been silence from both artists in the time since.

Kendrick Lamar Disses Drake On “Not Like Us”

Revisit Lamar’s “Not Like Us” above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud on HotNewHipHop.

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Kendrick Lamar Falls Just Short Of Breaking Drake’s Spotify Streaming Record

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Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar pulled off the incredibly impressive feat of breaking one of Drake’s streaming records with a literal Drake diss track. His song “Not Like Us” broke the record previously held by Drake’s Certified Lover Boy opener “Champagne Poetry.’ The record itself was for the most streams by of any solo rap song on Spotify in a single day. But Drake also holds plenty of other Spotify records. One of which is the most streams in a single day for any rap song.

The track that holds the crown is his collaboration with Lil Bay “Girls Like Girls.” That track also lands on Drake’s 2021 album Certified Lover Boy and racked up 12.385 million streams in a single day. The song went viral the moment it dropped largely due to one particular lyrics where Drake calls himself a lesbian. “Not Like Us” the same song that broke “Champagne Poetry’s” record nearly also broke the overall record. When all was said and done it came up just 5000 streams short of stealing the crown of most streamed rap song in a single day in Spotify history. Check out the full report from Chart Data below.

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Kendrick Lamar Comes Within 5k Streams Of Drake’s Record

Big numbers have been the story of the entire Kendrick and Drake beef. Both of the songs that kicked it off “First Person Shooter” and “Like That” debuted at number one on the Hot 100. The former even spent a full three weeks at the top spot. It now ranks among Kendrick’s top 10 biggest hits of his career on the Hot 100. It could end up being surpassed by one or both of “euphoria” and “Not Like Us.” The former is expected to challenge for number one next week. The later will challenge for the top spot the week after.

What do you think of Kendrick Lamar almost breaking multiple Spotify records held by Drake with a diss track against him? Do you think the pair are done with their beef or will they release more songs at some point? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Kendrick Lamar Continues To Out-Stream Drake With “Not Like Us” Diss Track

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Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s lyrical feud continues to have a chokehold on hip-hop fans everywhere, and it looks like K-Dot is coming out on top, at least in terms of streams. According to a new Tweet by Kurrco, the Compton-born performer’s diss track “Not Like Us” got three times the amount of streams on Spotify than Drake’s “Family Matters” yesterday. It earned a whopping 12.2M, while Drizzy’s garnered 4.2M.

“Not Like Us” is what many would consider the most hard-hitting song of the entire beef. On it, Kendrick accuses Drake of being a “pedophile” and more. Kendrick’s other disses, including “Euphoria,” “Like That,” and his Future and Metro Boomin collab “Like That,” were also streamed more than any of Drake’s yesterday.

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Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef Results In Massive Streaming Numbers

While this is certainly unfortunate for Drake’s camp, it doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise. Ultimately, many have decided that Kendrick Lamar washed Drake, though it’s not exactly clear if the battle is over. Yesterday, DJ Akademiks hopped online to reveal that he’s “waiting on a few records,” which led fans to speculate that new diss tracks are on the way. Whether or not anything could outshine what’s already been released, however, remains to be seen. As for where Drake’s at with all of this, he recently shared a cryptic post on his Instagram Story, highlighting a scene from the series “A Man In Full.”

In the scene, the main character lies dead on the ground, delivering a dramatic posthumous monologue. “I don’t mean this as a criticism,” he begins. “Maybe I do. But when you die, will people notice? When I go, there are gonna a lot of memories of me by a lot of people, many who hate me. Even so, a person needs to live with vigor. Otherwise, what’s the point?” What do you think of Kendrick Lamar continuing to out-stream Drake? Who do you think came out on top amid their feud? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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When Will Gunna’s New Album ‘One Of Wun’ Be On Spotify?

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Over the two months, Gunna has been rolling out his fifth studio album, One Of Wun. Beginning with the release of the album’s first single, “Prada Dem,” featuring Offset, and culminating with the reveal of the tracklist just yesterday, Gunna has turned up the hype for One Of Wun with every move. Now, the only thing left to do is drop the album, which he’ll do Friday, May 10 (tomorrow). So, when can you stream the new album on Spotify?

The album will be on DSPs at midnight Eastern, 9 PM Pacific.

Incidentally, it looks like there might be one wrench in the works of Gunna’s master plan, though. Just days ago, Future announced the release of his own mixtape, after releasing two joint albums with Metro Boomin. Now, fans think Gunna and Future might just have joined in the widespread wave of conflict sweeping the hip-hop world. Fortunately, this time, Gunna won’t have to go it alone; in addition to Offset, his album tracklist (which you can see below) will also include another frequent collaborator, Roddy Ricch.

One Of Wun is out May 10 via Young Stoner Life Records / 300 Entertainment. You can get more info here.

Tracklist

1. “Collage”
2. “One Of Wun”
3. “Neck On A Yacht”
4. “Whatsapp (Wassam)”
5. “Hakuna Matata”
6. “Prada Dem” Feat. Offset
7. “Treesh”
8. “On One By Tonight”
9. “Back In The A”
10. “Trio”
11. “Still Prevail”
12. “Blackjack”
13. “$$$” Feat. Normani
14. “Clear My Rain” Feat. Leon Bridges
15. “Conscience”
16. “The Time”
17. “Let It Breathe” Feat. Roddy Ricch
18. “Life’s Changing”
19. “Today I Did Good”
20. “Time Reveals, Be Careful What You Wish For”

When Will Chief Keef’s New Album ‘Almighty So 2’ Be On Spotify?

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Despite his awe-inspiring productivity in releasing mixtapes, Chief Keef apparently hasn’t released an official album since 2021’s 4NEM. This Friday, May 10, Keef will release his fifth studio album, Almighty So 2, a project he’s been working on since 2019. After years of false starts and promising updates, Keef announced the official release date early this week with the above trailer, revealing that the album will feature G Herbo, Lil Gnar, Quavo, Sexyy Red, and Tierra Whack, with production from Mike Will Made It. So when will Almighty So 2 be available to stream on services like Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal?

The usual drill for streaming releases (heh) is that they will appear on DSPs at midnight ET (9 PM Pacific), although not every streaming service updates its home page right away. You’re likely best off waiting until that time, then searching the artist or album name directly. While Almighty So 2 has taken nearly five years to complete, Chief Keef is a veteran of the independent music scene (at just 28 years old, no less), so he’s likely got his ducks in a row and won’t be plagued by the sort of release issues that have haunted Keef’s fellow Chicagoan Kanye West.

Almighty So 2 is due on 5/10 via 43B. You can get more info here.

Kendrick Lamar Breaks One Of Drake’s Spotify Records With A Drake Diss Track

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The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef has resulted in some absolutely cutting moves by both artists. But Kendrick may have just beaten Drake at his own game. Drizzy holds MANY Spotify records having been the most commercially dominant rapper around for almost the entire time the streaming platform has existed. He previously held the record for the most single-day streams by any solo rap song with the opening track to his Certified Lover Boy album “Champagne Poetry.” But that record is officially a thing of the past.

Amid a sea of diss tracks with a much more serious tone, Kendrick dropped the hard-hitting DJ Mustard-produced “Not Like Us.” The song has the potential to be one of the biggest hits of the summer. It’s getting off to an extraordinary start. As Chart Data reports, “Not Like Us” just broke the record formerly held by “Champagne Poetry.” It now has the most streams by a solo rap song in any single day. It’s one of a number of achievements the song has made already, performing particularly well on Spotify. Next week the track is expected to challenge for the top spot on the Hot 100.

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Breaks Spotify Record

Fans have been breaking down all the details of “Not Like Us” and all the diss tracks both rappers have dropped. Lamar received praise online for lifting copyright protections from his tracks. That allowed rap fans and content creators online to make money off of their videos reacting to and discussing the beef. Things have finally slowed down in the past few days with no new tracks being dropped. That’s allowed many in the hip hop space to start making declarations about who is the overall winner of the beef so far.

What do you think of Kendrick Lamar breaking one of Drake’s own records with a diss track aimed at him? Do you think “not like us” will turn into a stable hit going into the summer? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Kendrick Lamar Breaks Spotify Record With His Catchy Drake Diss “Not Like Us”

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Kendrick Lamar has been putting in a whole lot of work over the past week. Overall, this has all been in the name of trying to take down Drake. Firstly, he came through with “Euphoria.” Secondly, he dropped off “6:16 In LA” which was a means of taunting the megastar. Once Drake dropped “Family Matters,” Kendrick came through just 20 minutes later with “Meet The Grahams.” Of all of the songs in the feud, this one is the most haunting and disturbing. It almost felt like a horror movie thanks to The Alchemist’s production.

On Saturday, Kendrick Lamar decided to pour salt into the wound. He did so with the track “Not Like Us,” a West Coast anthem that has people dancing along to pedophile allegations. There is only one artist who could get people to do that, and it just so happens to be Kendrick. As it turns out, “Not Like Us” is such a success that it is currently breaking Spotify records. According to Chart Data, it had the biggest single-day stream of a hip-hop song in the history of American Spotify. The original title holder was Drake and Lil Baby for “Girls Want Girls.”

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Kendrick Lamar Is Moving The Needle

Kendrick’s diss tracks seem to be charting incredibly well right now. In fact, it is believed that “Euphoria” could very well end up being the biggest song in the world come next week. It is an impressive feat, especially when you consider how diss tracks are not meant to do these kinds of numbers. However, when the two biggest artists go at each other, this kind of performance is inevitable.

Let us know what you thought about “Not Like Us,” in the comments section down below. Do you believe that this was the best song to come out of the feud thus far? Do you think that Kendrick will be dropping a music video for it? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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The Weeknd Now Owns 2 Of The Top 5 Most Streamed Albums In Spotify History

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The Weeknd is one of the biggest stars in the music industry by almost any metric. But even with his commercial dominance already established, what The Weeknd has accomplished on Spotify is astonishing. He currently holds the record for the most-streamed song on the platform and it isn’t even close. His mega-hit “Blinding Lights” is the only song on the platform to be streamed more than 4 billion times and sits with over 400 million more streams than second place. Additionally he’s spent much of the past few years as the number-one most-streamed artist on the platform with Taylor Swift periodically taking the title over.

But it isn’t just his singles that rack up impressive amounts of plays, his albums do too. His 2020 album After Hours, which includes “Blinding Lights” just became the 5th most streamed album on the streaming service. That came after it surpassed Dua Lipa’s 2017 self-titled debut to enter the top 5. He also holds the third most-streamed album on the platform with his 2016 record Starboy. He’s in pretty successful company with Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti leading the way, Ed Sheeran’s divide in second, and Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding at fourth.

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The Weeknd’s Latest Spotify Achievement

The Weeknd recently made waves for a massive donation he made to help feed victims of the ongoing conflict in Palestine. It’s the second massive donation he’s made with this newest one focusing on providing loaves of bread for hundreds of thousands. It also looked for a bit like the R&B star would be involved in a major rap beef. He appeared on Future & Metro Boomin’s two new albums this year, which served as a lightning rod for beef. Despite that he’s been quiet in the weeks following their release.

What do you think of The Weeknd having two of the top five most-streamed albums of all time on Spotify? Are there any albums in the top 5 that you’re surprised to see there? Let us know in the comment section below.

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